The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-08-04
MESSAGES FROM MAssILLoN.
Daily Report From Our Busy West Enc
Sister.

A. Corns is home from Boston, Msss.
Mrs. 8. NcCue Is at Magnetic Springs.
DR.. B. j. Miller, Of Canton, was In the
city Tuesday.
Clara Louise Kellogg Concert will be
here In 0etOber.
Mr.. Fred. Il. Ertle and family moved
to Cleveland Saturday.
Mr. Lyman Davis. of Florida, is visit
Ing friends In the city.
Mr.. Lew. Straub, of PIttsburg, Pa.
Is visiting Mr. Ed. Buehl.
Two Italians with performing bear
was the attraction upon the streets
Monday.
Mrs. G. D. Crumrine, of CsrrOlItOn, Is
the guest OF MIR. and Mrs. j. 0. GaTret
on South Cedar street.
Mr.. Warren Russell returned home
Sunday from a visit to Saratoga, the
AdlrOndacks and other eastern resorts.
George Castleman and Charles Laugh
lin, charged with disOrderly conduct
we're given "a go each by Mayor Frantz
Monday.
TIE Democratic nomination next Sat
urisy, will be held in Warwick & JUS
tus' Ofiee in the old Taylor mill, on
North Erie street.
Mr.. John Seller, the Main street bar
Der, wears broad smile this morning
on account Of the arrival Monday of a
baby girl at his home.
The Niagara" although one Of the
Oldest brands Of cigars manufactured
by Blumenschein, is the most reliable
five cent cigars In the market. Sold al
Hotel Conrad cigar store.
Max Herzberg, employed by Marks
Bros, as clerk In their clothing store fol-
six years, has gone to COshOCtOn, where
he has accepted position as clerk In
Schaenfarber's clothing house.
Mr.. and Mrs. GOodhart leave to-day
for Cleveland where they will join {
party OF friends and embark in the
steamer Japan for pleasure trip to th(
great lakes. They will be gone two
weeks.
L. A. KoOns, administrator of the es
tate of Charles b. Held, will sell at pri
vate sale the stock of jewelTy. Any ont
Wishing to buy articles cheap shOult
call at the 5 and 10 cent bazaar and ex
anime goods.
Mr.. Jacob Spuhler, foreman of th
machine shop In Russell & Co.'S works
was hurt Monday morning While pass
Ing through the engine erecting room
boiler on which the men we're work
ing fell off the blocks and caught tn
trunk of his body between the bOile
and trucks. The attending physician
reports no ribs broken, but says II Woult
have been better for the injured NAL
had they been broken, as the suffering
then would not have been so great.
Saturday afternoon journal of on
Of the cars on freight train, on the Fl
Wayne railroad, broke near the orossiDj
west Of MsssillOD, which delayed al
trains on the road several hours goinj
east. No. 4 passenger train, due at thi
city at 1920, was delayed on account o
this wreck and at North LRwrenc
while waiting on the main track TO
further orders, the train was telescopes
by tho engine of the MassillOn Goa
train, which split the rear coach of tn
passenger train into sDlinters and com
pletely demolishiDg the engine. Oh
account Of the delay nearly all the Das
sengers bad slighted from the coache
and the engine, was seen cOminI
In time to notify those who were still
In the coaches, thus sVerting thu
destruction of life which surely
would have followed had thu
passengers been In the coaches
All were safely out except four ladies' In
one OF the front coaches, who were on the
platform when the engine struck, and
who were badly cut and bruised, but
none we're seriously injured. The
names Of the injured parties could moi
he obtained, but there was one from
Beaver Falls, Pa, one from SpriDefisld
Ohio, aud one from Canton, the other
is not known. The cause Of the acci-
dent Ia given as follows: The engine
Of the coal train is run by George Max
well, engineer, and Charles Bechler,
| fireman, who had ordera TO 20 on side
track. The engine was detached from
the train and run forward to open the
switch, leaving the train to follow.
When near the switch they were met
by the fagman of No. 4, who asked to
be taken on. The engine was stopped
and the man taken mp, when the air
brake refused TO work, and the engine
could not he started. The balance Of
the train, which was near at hand, was
coming at moderate rate, struck the
engine. The jar opened the valve and
the engine started of, resulting In the
aboVj accident.
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